Model Year 23/24 Overheating wireless charger and surrounding surfaces

[nicholas_rubin]

We have a new Formentor v1 1.5 dsg. The wireless charging tray overheats, even when no phone on the mat. The surrounding surfaces also overheat! Interestingly the centre console and storage inside of the armrest also overheat - the contents of my water bottle were warmed up and keys stored in the armrest were hot to pickup!!!

I have read elsewhere that others have experienced similar problems - what's going on? Is there a fix?!

Thanks.

 

[tomek_olo]

What temperature do you have set in AC for rear seats? The air channel goes through the center console.

 

[nicholas_rubin]

What temperature do you have set in AC for rear seats? The air channel goes through the center console.

Hi @tomek_olo, I think you're right. Turns out the rear temperature was set very high. Because the heating passes through/under the centre console and armrest these become heated too. Controlling the rear temperature more sensibly has meant the problem has not recurred (yet).